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“Education and inspiration are the critical elements that will win the fearful and reluctant gardeners back into the garden center”

"During the Covid-19 pandemic, many young people took up the hobby of gardening, boosting the garden industry. How different was the situation after…

in 2023

Greenhouse cultivation increases by 50 hectares in Belgium

The final results of Statbel's Agricultural Survey 2023 have been published. In 2023, the area of greenhouses in Belgium was approximately 2676 hectares, of…

A planned investment of EUR 5 million

New greenhouses and automatic cells will be built to breed insects

New growth prospects for CBC Bioplanet, the company that produces useful insects for fruit and vegetables. Thanks to the merger with the CBC Group last…

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AU: Early blooms for Canberra's Floriade festival

If you have noticed that spring is starting earlier this year, it is not your imagination.The warmth is almost a month ahead of schedule. Looking over…

NL: Twenty horticultural companies get a biodiversity strip

This autumn, twenty selected horticultural companies in the Netherlands will start planting biodiversity strips next to their greenhouses. The strips…

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Deficiencies got you down?

As we move through production for fall and winter crops a refresher for nutrient deficiencies feels appropriate. No matter where you are in the cropping cycle, nutrition…

From petals to profits: 6 strategies for marketing flowers to Gen Z

Marketing flowers to Gen Z may seem tricky at first, but it can be a fun and creative challenge. Born between 1997 and 2012, this generation is the…

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Research from Michigan State University: Gardening improves mental and social well-being

Newly published research from Michigan State University demonstrates that participating in community gardening bolsters mental and social well-being…

Concerns mount over truck availability and pricing following Canadian railway strike

While the Canadian federal government is stepping in and sending the rail dispute with workers from Canada's two major railways–the Canadian National…

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South Yorkshire

Hooton's Walled Nusery grateful for UKSE support

A new horticultural venture has launched in South Yorkshire supported by funding from UKSE. Plant nursery business Hooton's Walled Nursery has opened…

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Unusual yellow flower in Kent

An unusual yellow plant, rarely cultivated in the UK, is flowering at a tourist attraction in Kent for the first time. Hedychium wardii, yellow flowering ginger, was brought…

US (OH): New designer floral collection at Kroger stores

The Kroger Co. launched Vanderpump Blooms x Bloom Haus™, a floral collection curated by businesswoman, TV personality, author, and philanthropist Lisa…

Is your greenhouse really closed?

"I thought my system was closed and that it could not end up in the surface water," a grower who made the Dutch news with an illegal discharge allegedly said.…